In New Orleans
Omegas To Attend 58th Annual Conclave
oy jen narvey
Post Staff Writer
Over 150 Omega men for the
Sixth District Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, accompanied by
members of their families, are
expected to attend the 58th
annual conclave in New Or
leans December 26-30. It is
estimated that this will be the
largest conclave in the frater
nities 67 year history, with
7000 members coming from all
the states of the US, as well as
the Caribbean, Europe, Asia
and Africa.
According to a news release,
the theme this year will be
“The Pursuit of Excellence As
A Means To Survival” and the
major activities will feature
two panels on subjects which
threaten the lives of all black
Americans. They are voter
education and registration
and blacks in the energy cris
is.
During the session, reports
from the Recommendation,
Institution, Budget, Scholar
ship, Achievement, Housing,
Public Relations and Housing
committees will be heard,
among others.
Local members on commit
tees are Zoel Hargrave-Re
commendation; Sixth District
Counselor Calvin Brown-Con
stitution; Talent Hunt-Freddie
Ervin.R.P. Reeder, Keeper of
Records and Seal for the Sixth
District, will serve as a recor
der for the conclave.
Some other local members
attending will be Ernest Cher
ry, Horace Gaines, Matthew
Shute, Dr. Spencer Durant Sr.,
O.N. Freeman, and S.P.
Woodard, first-vice District
Representative.
The panel dealing with the
role of Blacks in the energy
crisis will be moderated by
jmmtas
John Belk, former mayor of Charlotte, is
presenting keys to the City to Judge Cliff
Johnson's parents. Johnson, extreme right,
his wife, family and friends look on.
Dr. Thomas Hart, Director of
Community Service for the
Washington Electric Corpora
• tion in Washington. Energy
panelists will be Robert Bates
of Mobile Oil Company; Dr.
Lenneal Henderson, a Fellow
at the Joint Center for Politi
cal Studies and Howard Uni
versity faculty member; Ru
fus McKinney, Vice President
of Southern California Gas;
Larry Young, Maryland State
Legislator; Clarke Watson,
Chairman of the American
Association of Blacks In Ener
gy, and Mark Hyman, Mark
Hyman Associates, represent
ing Atomic Industrial Forum.
The panel on Voter Educa
tion and Registration will be
" nn » >i n n — aumiLt
moderated by Lddie Williams,
Executive Director for the
Joint Center For Political Stu
dies in Washington. Other pa
nelists will be Ms. Vivian
Jones, Executive Director of
Voter Education project in
Atlanta; Norman Hill of the A.
Phillip Randolph Institute,
and Terrence Duvernay, Chief
of Administrative Affairs of
the City of New Orleans.
Dr. Albert W Dent, former
president of Dillard Universi
ty and past grand basileus of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
will head the panel on educa
tion. Dr. Dent is also former
administrator for the Flint
Goodrich Hospital in New Or
leans.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
Inc. was organized on the
campus of Howard University
in 1911. The original founders
were Dr. Ernest Justj Dr.
Oscar Cooper, Dr Frank Cole
man. and Bishop Edgar A.
Love.
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Tis Season To Be Jolly; Also Time To Beware!
i is me season 10 oe jolly,
but it's also a time to beware
Large crowds of preoccupied
Christmas shoppers provide
easy opportunities for pick
pockets, purse snatchers, and
the like, according to J W
Trivette, Special Assistant to
Local Law Enforcement with
the Department of Crime Con
trol and Public Safety.
Larceny is the name of the
game. It simply means steal
ing property w ithout the use of
violence or fraud. Trivette
‘ said. According to the 1976
N.C. Uniform Crime Report,
the dollar loss to victims
during that year was in excess
of twenty-one million dollars
A major portion of these thefts
represented thefts of articles
from motor vehicles
Trivette suggested the fol
lowing ten safety tips for
shoppers:
Plan your shopping trips
with a friend, if possible
When shopping at night,
plan the route you will take
and tell a family member or
roommate both your route and
the time you expect to return
Carry a pocketbook with a
shoulder strap
.Never display credit cards
or large sums of money
.If you are approached by a
purse snatcher, instead of
struggling dump the contents
of your purse out on the
ground. Chances are the thief
will not take time to go throu
gh your belongings but will
flee.
Always carry a w histle and
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help Hair spray is to be used
to slow down someone trying
to attack you 'Spray it in the
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Lock packages in the trunk
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If you are shopping with
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leave
It you are being followed at
night, go immediately to a
well lighted area such as a
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station
It you return home and tind
it has been entered. DO NOT
GO INSIDE Go to a neigh
bor's home and notify the
police
"Larceny is a crime of
opportunity. said Trivette.
so let's work towards elimi
nating the opportunity. "
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iriends mlormed on what's
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